214: Nutrition Myths Debunked: Stanford's Dr. Christopher Gardner on the Science Behind What We Eat

There's so much noise out there about what we should eat, so I had the HONOR of going directly to the leading global expert of nutrition science, Dr. Christopher Gardner.

Dr. Gardner is Stanford's Director of Nutrition Studies, former chair of the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee, and has led more than twenty large-scale randomized clinical trials related to what we eat. You might remember him from Netflix's You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment!

In this episode, Dr. Gardner breaks down the real science behind nutrition guidelines and recommendations, exposes which popular diet claims have zero scientific backing, and helps separate credible nutrition research from social media noise.

Here are just a few specifics we discuss:

How much protein you actually need

The 4 foods worth focusing on in your diet

Whether eggs are really bad for your heart

Dr. Gardner has spent his career studying the science of nutrition — so if you want evidence-based answers about what you should really be eating, don't miss this episode.

DR. CHRISTOPHER GARDNER

Viral Amino Acid Heat Map (figure 1 in this article)

PARING DOWN (SHANNON LEYKO):

PREORDER MY BOOK, Don't Save the Good Stuff, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Coming April 2027.